Civil society representatives would like to respond to the resumption of the dialogue between political parties and welcome the active role which our European partners have played in this process. An agreement based on the six points proposed t
The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary is concerned about the decision of the Court of Appeals against Transparency International Georgia (TIG), where the Court found the views expressed in TIG’s study defamatory. If t
We strongly condemn the violent attack against Formula TV journalist Vakho Sanaia. We call on the authorities to effectively investigate this incident and punish those responsible to the full extent of the law.According to Vakho Sanaia, unknown
Transparency International is deeply concerned by developments in Georgia. The decision to raid the offices of the United National Movement opposition party and arrest its leader, Nika Melia, will only further aggravate the current political cr
The Georgian Government sent police forces into the office of the United National Movement [UNM] at 7:30 today, 23 February. This special measure aimed to enforce the politically motivated court ruling of 17 February and arrest UNM leader Nika
On February 17, 2021, Tbilisi City Court granted the motion of the Prosecutor General of Georgia and used detention against the Chairperson of the United National Movement, Nika Melia.It has been revealed that the authorities intended to arrest
Today, Tbilisi City Court will deliberate on using detention as a measure of pre-trial restriction against National Movement leader Nika Melia. Against the background of a serious political crisis prevailing in the country, given that the perso
We would like to comment on the ongoing criminal case against Nika Melia and the recent events. Today, on February 16th, the Parliament is discussing stripping Melia of parliamentary immunity, which will make it possible to use detention as a p
February 11, 2021 decision of the First Panel of the Constitutional Court of Georgia and its motivation is extremely alarming, it significantly deviates from the legal reasoning, constitutional standards and the country’s reality in gener
The Legal Issues Committee has deemed inexpedient the consideration by the Parliament of the Tenth Convocation of the legislative package concerning Anti-Corruption Agency initiated by the previous Parliament.[1] Such attitude is particularly a